Public corporations; liabilities, controlling government sector

Public corporations; liabilities, controlling government sector

Sectors Periods Liabilities in million euros Other corporations Total other corporations (mln euro) Liabilities in million euros Other corporations Loss-making (mln euro) Liabilities in million euros Other corporations Profit-making (mln euro) Liabilities in % of GDP Other corporations Total other corporations (% of GDP) Liabilities in % of GDP Other corporations Loss-making (% of GDP) Liabilities in % of GDP Other corporations Profit-making (% of GDP)
General government 2023* 152,612 28,127 124,485 14.3 2.6 11.7
Central government 2023* 136,090 27,588 108,501 12.7 2.6 10.2
Local government 2023* 16,522 539 15,984 1.5 0.1 1.5
Social security funds 2023* 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains figures on the liabilities of public corporations for a given year.
Only public corporations that have liabilities of economically significant amounts are included; liabilities are economically significant when they are larger than 0.01% of GDP.
The liabilities consist of the following debt instruments: deposits, debt securities (short- and long-term) and loans (short- and long-term). The liabilities of the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) are not included in this table. Figures by controlling government subsector, and financial or other (loss or profit making) corporations are also available. All figures are based on balance sheets at the end of a given year. Publication of this table meets one of the requirements of Directive EU 2011/85 and 2024/1265, part of the Enhanced Economic Governance package ("Sixpack") adopted by the European Council in 2011.

Data available from: situation on 31 December 2017.

Status of the figures:
The figures for 2023 are provisional. The figures for the earlier years are final.

Changes as of 24 December 2025:
Figures for the years 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023 have been revised. For the years 2017, 2019 and 2020, an updated GDP figure has been used for the estimate. As a result, some liabilities are not included anymore. For the years 2022 and 2023, a corporation’s liabilities were not included, whereas it should have been included.

When will new figures be published?
New provisional figures for 2024 will be published in April 2026. Previous provisional figures will then become final.

Description topics

Liabilities in million euros
The debt of public corporations according to the EMU debt definition.
It consists of the following debt instruments: deposits, short term debt securities, long term debt securities, short term loans and long term loans. The debt of public corporations is not part of the government debt (or EMU-debt).
Other corporations
All public corporations which are not financial corporations.
Total other corporations
All public corporations which are not financial corporations.
Loss-making
Other corporations with an operational loss in the accounting year.
Profit-making
Other corporations with an operational profit in the accounting year.
Liabilities in % of GDP
Liabilities of public corporations as a percentage of the gross domestic product (GDP).
Other corporations
All public corporations which are not financial corporations.
Total other corporations
All public corporations which are not financial corporations.
Loss-making
Other corporations with an operational loss in the accounting year.
Profit-making
Other corporations with an operational profit in the accounting year.